Dr. Susan Lamb, “Histories of Mental Illness That Help Explain Why the DSM Is Always Changing”
Online Event
20/03/2024, 4:00 pm - TO 20/03/2024 - 6:00 pm
Organizer: McMaster University
Online Event
20/03/2024, 4:00 pm - TO 20/03/2024 - 6:00 pm
Organizer: McMaster University
Join Dr. Susan Lamb for an exploration of mental illnesses in ancient and medieval Europe with the aim of understanding more deeply essential principles of mental illnesses in medicine and society, and why the DSM—North America’s medical and legal guidebook to psychiatric diagnoses—is an object of constant debate and continuous revision.Event in the Hannah History of Medicine and Medical Humanities Speaker Series